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    Overview of Gender Equality Issues in the Czech Republic

    Association for Education and Development of Women, 2006
    This overview identifies key issues relating to equal opportunities for women and men in the Czech Republic.
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    Linking Czech Women and E-Government

    GenderIT, 2006
    Information and communication literacy is key to successful implementation of e-government objectives - of networked, accessible, accountable governance. At the same time, gender differentials in Information Communications Technology (ICT) skills lead to a gender digital divide in the Czech Republic.
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    Biopolitics, climate change and water security: impact, vulnerability and adaptation issues for women

    2007
    This article examines how climate change will impact on water security, from both the supply and the demand side, and considers how the African continent is especially vulnerable to adverse impacts.In particular it explores:?What needs to be done at community levels to enable women to articulate their needs and priorities with regards to water management
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    Women and Religion in Bangladesh: New Paths

    Open Democracy, 2007
    In south Asia as elsewhere in the world, religion has come to play an increasing role in shaping and reshaping women's lives. This process is a particular challenge to people like Firdous Azim, a feminist who "grew up" intellectually and politically via involvement in the women's movement of the 1980s in Bangladesh.
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    A Healthy Climate? Gender Justice and Climate Protection

    Genanet, 2004
    This flyer discusses how gender relates to climate change, shows what actions are needed to ensure that climate change policies and practices are gender sensitive, and provides links to further information. It highlights:?Differences in women's and men's level of participation and involvement in decision-making on climate change
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    BRIDGE Occasional paper: Gender and Climate Change: Mapping the Linkages - A Scoping Study on Knowledge and Gaps

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2008
    The issue of climate change is not new, but its take-up as a key development concern is a fairly recent departure. Even more recent is the integration of a gender-sensitive perspective in climate change research and responses.
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    From Beijing to Kyoto: Gendering the International Climate Change Negotiation Process

    Pugwash, 2003
    Despite the overt United Nations (UN) commitment requiring all UN processes to abide by the principles for mainstreaming a gender perspective, the international climate change negotiation process has not complied with these principles by assuming men and women can be treated identically and by failing to engage in gender-analysis.
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    Gender Perspectives on Climate Change, Emerging Issue Panel at CSW Fifty-Second Session, New York, 25 February - 7 March 2008

    2008
    Despite its status and development within the United Nations international system, climate change policy-making has failed to adopt a gender-sensitive strategy. This failure not only generates concern in terms of respect for gender equity at the international level, it also leads to shortcomings in the efficiency and effectiveness of climate related measures and instruments.
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    The Individual and the Political: Promundo's Evolving Approaches in Engaging Young Men in Transforming Masculinities

    BRIDGE, 2007
    How can resistance to inequitable and/or violent forms of masculinity be promoted? Instituto Promundo - a Brazilian initiative against gender violence - focuses on promoting positive masculinities. This paper discusses the process which established the project, such as consultations with young men from a variety of contexts.
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    Defending children’s rights: the legislative priorities of Rwandan women parliamentarians

    Hunt Alternatives Fund, 2008
    This paper analyses the increasing influence of Rwandan women in politics, in particularly within the transitional parliament, through the constitution drafting process, and in 2003 parliamentary elections. For example, a critical mass of female parliamentarians has used their influence to create a child-friendly agenda in parliament.

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